Downgrading Deontic Authority in Open Dialogue Reflection Proposals
A Conversation Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21320007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Ong (0000-0001-5281-9980, Faculty of Medicine and Health Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia, corresponding author), Barne (0000-0001-5299-0550, Department of Linguistics Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Macquarie University Sydney NSW Australia), Niels Buus (0000-0003-4980-4096, Faculty of Medicine and Health Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1217-1232 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family Process (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/famp.12586 |
| PMID | 33219990 |
| OpenAlex | W3106435830 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 57 |
The Open Dialogue approach promotes collaboration with clients and families in decisions about the direction of therapy. This creates potential problems for Open Dialogue therapists who seek collaboration but also have responsibility for managing the session. Using conversation analysis, we examined 14 hours of video recordings of Open Dialogue sessions, and specifically how therapists proposed the transition to a reflecting conversation. We found that, when making proposals to reflect, therapists routinely downgrade their deontic authority (i.e., adopt a less powerful, more collaborative position). They did this through framing proposals as interrogatives, providing accounts, and by prefacing their proposals with “I’m wondering”. More heavily downgraded proposals made acceptance less salient, potentially risking transition to the reflection. These findings provide more detail on how theoretical concepts such as “collaboration” and “power” are actually displayed and negotiated in practice and can contribute to a more nuanced understanding of what constitutes Open Dialogue
Conversation · Conversation analysis · Deontic logic · Linguistics · Programming language · Reflection (computer programming) · Sociology · Communication · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |